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Virginia Woolf:
  • English writer
  • Tried to understand human emotion and thought
  • Honest, scary for George and Martha because they depend on lies
  • Intellectual
  • Some Books Written:
    • To the Lighthouse
    • A Room of One's Own
    • The Waves
    • The Voyage Out
    • Jacob's Room
    • Night and Day
    • Three Guineas
    • Flush
    • The Years
    • Between the Acts

The Play:

  • First performed in 1962
  • Provided an insight into American Life
  • Title based off the "Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf rhyme"

The Film:
  • Albee wanted Bette Davis and James Mason to be cast as George and Martha, but but instead, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were cast
  • Elizabeth Taylor was at first hesitant to accept the role, but she eventually accepted, going as far as gaining thirty pounds to better fit the appearance of Martha.
  • All four major actors were nominated for Academy Awards
  • Very controversial in the language, particularly the phrase "Hump the Hostess"